Photography

"Afro Picks": Publishers Weekly Apologizes

AP | Posted 12.15.2009 | Books

Read More: Photography, Calvin Reid, Afro Picks, Racism, Publishers Weekly, Posing Beauty, Books, Books Magazine, Deborah Willis Posing Beauty, African Americans, Deborah Willis, Afro, Books News

NEW YORK — Publishers Weekly, the book trade magazine, is apologizing for a cover that has been strongly criticized for being racist. The magaz...

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National Geographic's Book of Amazing Photographic History (PHOTOS)

Posted 12.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Slidepoll, Photography, Photographs, National Geographic, Animals, Nature-Photos, Green News

National Geographic is coming out with a book of 450 amazingly beautiful images. Selected from its database of 11 million photos, these photos date al...

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RFK's Assassination, The Reagans Dancing, The Clintons Kissing: The Photographs Of Harry Benson (PHOTOS)

Harry Benson | Posted 12.10.2009 | Books

Read More: Photography, Bill Clinton, Harry Benson, Ronald Reagan, Books, R. Crumb, New Books, Rfk, Photographs, Richard Nixon, Truman Capote, Slideshow, Hillary Clinton, Bobby Kennedy, Nancy Reagan, Books News

I followed Bobby out through the kitchen. I heard the scream and it told me everything I needed to know. I knew this was it. We had walked out of happiness into hell.

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Ansel Adams' "Moonrise" Print Sold At Auction

AP | Posted 12.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Photography, Moonrise Photo Sells for $360, Art, Ansel Adams, New York City, New York, 000, New York News

NEW YORK — A 1948 print of Ansel Adams' iconic photograph "Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico" has sold for $360,000 at an auction in New York City...

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The Winners Of National Geographic's International Photo Contest (PHOTOS)

Posted 12.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Photography, Photographs, Animals, National Geographic, Nature-Photos, Slidepoll, Green News

A provider of some of the most fascinating and beautiful nature photos for decades, National Geographic just concluded their annual photography contes...

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Critters Up Close (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Richard Carnell | Posted 12.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Photography, Photos, Slidepoll, Insects, Animals, Animal Photos, Wildlife, Green News

Here at HuffPost Green, we're fascinated by critters in all forms. We thought we'd look at them from a new angle with this up-close animal sideshow. ...

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Best Microscopic-Life Images Of 2009 (PHOTOS)

Posted 12.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Slidepoll, Photography, Photos, National Geographic, Best Microscope Photos, Microscope Photos, Green News

The BioScapes competition, sponsored by Olympus America, Inc., recognizes microscope photos of plants, animals, and other life-forms that capture the ...

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Portraits Of World Leaders: New Yorker Photographer Platon Photographs 44 (PHOTOS)

New Yorker | Posted 11.30.2009 | World

Read More: Photography, Portraiture, Silvio Berlusconi, Christina-Kirchner, Moammar Gadhafi, World Leaders, Obama, Un, Portraits, Pictures, Barack Obama, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, World News

This past September, when nearly all the world's leaders were in New York for a meeting of the United Nations, Platon, a staff photographer for this m...

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David Barr's Antarctica: Leopard Seal, Elephant Seal and Penguins (PHOTOS)

Posted 11.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Photos, Leopard Seal, Photography, Slidepoll, Antarctica, Elephant Seal, Green Technology, Underwater, David Barr, Animals, Green News

David Barr specializes in taking photographs underwater and in Antarctica. From taking photos of dangerous leopard seals underwater to the whole fi...

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"Lincoln, Life-Size": Abraham Lincoln's Fascinating Face (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 11.19.2009 | Books

Read More: Slideshow, Lincoln, Looking for Lincoln, Lincoln Photos, Lincoln Pictures, Photography, Abraham Lincoln, Books, Photos, Lincoln Life-Size, Kunhardt, Presidents, Reading-Faces, Abraham Lincoln Pictures, Abe Lincoln, Books News

Abraham Lincoln has fascinated people ever since his presidency, and is one of the most visually recognizable presidents in U.S. history. In a new boo...

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What Makes A Photo Book A Bestseller?

Photo District News | Conor Risch | Posted 11.18.2009 | Books

Read More: Joyce Tenneson, Elephant Reflections, Photography Books, Andrew Zuckerman, Photo Books, Book Publishing, Photography, The Sartorialist, Books, Robert Frank, Barack Obama, Bestsellers, Obama Books, Books News

For photographers with projects that have commercial potential, book publishing can be lucrative. Just ask Andrew Zuckerman about his books "Wisdom" o...

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Paul Nicklen's Polar Obsession Photos

Posted 11.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Photography, Leopard Seal, Slidepoll, Antarctica, National Geographic, Penguin, Polar Bear, Animals, Canada, Arctic, Narwhals, Norway, Paul Nicklen, Polar Obsession, Polar Ice Caps, Polar Bears, Bull Walrus, Environment, Green News

Renowned National Geographic extreme photojournalist Paul Nicklen has released a new book titled Polar Obsession, which chronicles his expedition unde...

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Navy SEAL Photos In New Book, "SEAL: The Unspoken Sacrifice" (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Stephanie Freid-Perenchio | Posted 11.11.2009 | Books

Read More: Slideshow, Navy Seals, Seals, War, Veterans Day, New Books, Books, Military Families, Photography, War Photos, Photos, Books News

After the events of 9/11, I realized that the world of Navy SEALs was still shrouded in secrecy. I wanted to explore and shed light upon this culture that most people had never seen nor fully understood.

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INCREDIBLE: Water Droplets Captured In Stunning Photographs With Macro Lens (PHOTOS)

Telegraph | Posted 11.05.2009 | Technology

Read More: Incredible Photographs, Photography, Water Droplet Photography, Water Drop Photographs, Technology News

These images have caused a splash - they capture the moment when a tiny droplet of milk hits water. Photographer Corrie White spends hours firing the ...

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God Tells Me Things

Sophie Pollitt-Cohen | Posted 11.02.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Cell Phones, Photography, T-Mobile, Steroids, Death Threats, Safari, Cotton Candy, The Berkshires, God, Tennis, Rage, Iphoto, Golf, Acne, Meaning of Life, Prison, Soccer, Greek, ABC Family, French Accents, Jail, Howloween-Costume-Party, Hulu, The Catskills, Ex-Boyfriend, Comedy News

I guess if I had to sum up all that God has taught me in three points, it would be 1. Keep it real, and 2. People are jerks, so always fake them out.

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Bryant Austin's Stunning Whale Photography (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Eve Solomon | Posted 10.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Endangered Animals, Slidepoll, Humpback Whale, Sperm Whales, Endangered Species, Bryant Austin, Animals, Whales, Whale, Photography, Animal Photos, Green News

Marine Mammal Conservation Through The Arts is producing a documentary about Bryant Austin, a photographer whose life-size photographs of endangered w...

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Unexpectedly Beautiful Photos Of Bugs (VIDEO)

Posted 10.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Animals, Photography, Insects, Spiders, Art, Nature-Photos, Bugs, Video, Green News

Bugs are definitely not the first thing that pops into our heads when we think of beauty... but check out this video of one artist's up close and pers...

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What Will Your Book Be?

Eileen Gittins | Posted 10.22.2009 | Books

Read More: Writers, Publishing, Book Printing, Writing, Book Publishing, Authors, Bookstores, Photography, Self Publishing, Books, Blurb, Books News

Capturing one's best images, thinking, learning and experiences in a book need no longer be something most people aspire to but never accomplish.

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National Geographic's Photo Contest (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Contest. Slidepoll, Photography, Photos, Slidepoll, Animals, National Geographic, World Photos, Green News

The National Geographic International Photography Contest 2009, taking place now, attracts thousands of imaginative and amazing photos from around the...

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Phenomenal Photography: Vanity Fair, Steichen and Leibovitz

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 10.09.2009 | Style

"Vanity Fair Portraits" is the first major exhibition to unite the magazine's historic archive of rare vintage prints with its contemporary photographs.

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Irving Penn Dead: Celebrity Photographer Died At 92

AP | VERENA DOBNIK | Posted 10.07.2009 | Media

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NEW YORK — Irving Penn, whose photographs revealed a taste for stark simplicity whether he was shooting celebrity portraits, fashion, still life...

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How "Real People" Help Promote Fashion

Daria Shualy | Posted 10.06.2009 | Style

Read More: Photography, Social Media, American Apparel, Sense of Fashion, Fashion Marketing, Self Portrait, Mirit Weinstock, Fashion Trends, Trend Setters, Style News

As leading fashion labels have started favoring celebrities to models, younger labels are tapping into the vast pool of "real people" and using them as models.

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Edward Burtynsky Oil Exhibit: Examining Our Crude Oil Consumption

Posted 10.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Art Gallery, Photography, Freeway, Energy Consumption, Art, Gasoline, Big Oil, Crude Oil, Green News, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Oil, Edward Burtynsky, Slideshow, Technology, Consumption, Oil Consumption, Slidehuge, Slidepoll, Green News

The Edward Burtynsky Oil exhibit is on display now until December 13, 2009 at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. This exhibit features l...

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Visual Acoustics: Studying the Lessons of Modernity from a Master

Eric Bricker | Posted 10.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Photography, Architecture, Documentary, Julius Shulman, Visual Acoustics, Modernism, Architectural-Photography, Entertainment News

I met the photographer Julius Shulman by chance in the spring of 1999. Unbeknownst to me, that meeting would open a hidden portal to Los Angeles, forever altering the course of my life.

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The Vanderbilt Republic Foundation: Something Old, Something New

Stephen Macfarlane | Posted 11.25.2009 | Media

Read More: Photography, Philanthropy, Advertising, Cambodia, Nonprofits, Anthropology, Racism, Nigeria, Media News

A picture taken on film has advantages -- for viewer and subject alike -- that simply don't exist in the world of digital photography.

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